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Dim recollection
02:20
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ACCEPT OR REJECT/
ACCEPT WHAT YOU MEANT/
A DEAR FRIEND /
IT'S WELL SPENT/
LONG PAST/
I TURN YOUR NAME TO GLASS/
AND SMILE/
WE'VE LOST FRIENDS/
THERE'S NO LENS/
THERE'S YOUR LETTER/
AND DIM RECOLLECTION/
LONG PAST/
I TURN YOUR NAME TO GLASS/
AND SMILE
WE MAKE IT/
WE MAKE IT/
HOME/
HOME/
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2. |
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FRENZY/
TO FUSE IT/
OR LOOSE ME/
FRENZY/
TO FUSE IT/
OR LOOSE ME/
DON'T FREEZE/
YOU'RE CAST IN/
A CROWD SCENE/
AND MAYBE/
THEY'LL WATCH US TEAR THROUGH ALL THE OTHER'S STORIES/
FRENZY/
YOUR CITY/
IS FIGHTING/
WATCH ME/
YOU WON'T HEAR/
ALARMS RING/
TO SWEEP AWAY/
I'LL CUT MY FINGERS/
ON THE STRINGS/
BUT MASTERY/
AS HOPELESS/
AS COULD HAVE BEEN/
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3. |
Safely under siege
03:17
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FILTHLY STREETS/
UNDER MY FEET/
BUT COME OVER/
AND I'LL SHOW YOU A WAY TO LET DIRT WASH THROUGH YOUR FINGERS/
I'LL SHOW YOU THE WAYS THAT THIS TOWN KNOWS WHO TO BRING HERE/
DARK AND DEEP/
YOU'LL GET NO PEACE/
AND YOU'RE HAPPY/
IN A HOUSE WHERE WE DRINK TIL WE CHOKE AND WE'RE STILL LAUGHING/
WHERE THE SOUND OF THE SONGS CAN DRIFT THROUGH WALLS AS WE ALL SING/
THE DANGER IS THE PEACE COMING/
HOME/
THE FLOOR ROCKS AS YOU DANCE ROUND ME/
HOME/
AND WE'RE SAFELY UNDER SIEGE/ (x3)
FILTHLY STREETS/
UNDER MY FEET/
BUT COME OVER/
AND I'LL SHOW YOU A WAY TO LET DIRT WASH THROUGH YOUR FINGERS/
I'LL SHOW YOU THE WAYS THAT THIS TOWN KNOWS WHO TO BRING HERE/
THE DANGER IS THE PEACE COMING/
HOME/
THE FLOOR ROCKS AS YOU DANCE ROUND ME/
HOME/
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4. |
An impressive romance
03:54
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LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR SMOKING/
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE MY SIDE/
I WAS DESPERATE AND FORCIBLY AWOKEN/
I WAS TEARING ACROSS TOWN/
THE PHONE AT MY FEET/
CRYING AS I SANG/
ON THE BONES OF AN IMPRESSIVE ROMANCE/
GO SLOW/
LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR UPSET/
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE MY SIDE/
I WAS BRAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AT ALL THEN/
BUT I NEEDED TO WATCH YOU/
TURN AWAY/
DRIVING INTO THE RAIN/
HEADED TO SOMEWHERE I COULD FAIL/
GO SLOW/
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5. |
Swimming
04:28
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YOU WALK TOO FAST/
I'M LOSING SIGHT OF YOU/
OVER THE RIDGE/
UNDER THE CLOSING SKY/
YOU WAVE A GOOD NIGHT/
DELAY THAT FIGHT/
AND MY OLD BONES CREAK/
I ALMOST TOLD YOU/
SOMETHING MORE THAN JOKES/
DESPERATE TO YOU/
VITAL AND NOT THOUGHT THROUGH/
THE SENTENCE FLOATS/
A SINGLE NOTE/
AND MY OLD BONES CREAK/
FOND FAREWELL YOU ALL/
I STOP TO THINK/
LONG SUMMERS' GOLD/
WE LOVED TO SWIM/
TRY TO ABSORB YOUR CALM/
SO I WON'T PICK UP PHONE WHEN YOU WANT ME/
HEARING YOUR VOICE BACK IS ALL I NEED/
ALL APOLOGIES/
ALL APOLOGIES/
ALL APOLOGIES/
FOND FAREWELL YOU ALL/
I STOP TO THINK/
LONG SUMMERS' GOLD/
WE LOVED TO SWIM/
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6. |
Your hopes
03:58
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DON'T WASTE TIME, ALL I WANT TO HEAR IS YOUR STORY/
YOU RACE THROUGH, AND ALL THE HOURS SLIDE/
UNDER BLUE SKIES, ALL I WANT TO HEAR IS YOUR STORY/
SO IT'S NOT MINE/
YOUR HOPES/ x8
ALL YOUR HOPES' MINE/
IT'S GOOD TO SAY YOU CHANGED, THERE'S A CHANCE IN THAT/
BUT I CAN READ YOUR FACE, AND YOUR BREATHING'S FLAT/
THERE WAS ALWAYS A DARKER PLACE, TO LIFT YOU FROM/
YOU'RE ALL BUT FREE/
I'M OFF TO THE HOLD THE KIDS, IN MY ARMS/
I'D ALMOST LOST ALL THIS, BUT I KNEW YOU'D COME/
NO HOLDING ME UNDER YOUR FIST/
I'M ALL BUT FREE/
I'LL REMIND YOU, THAT WE COULD DRINK TIL YOU TOLD ME A STORY/
WHEN YOU GLANCE DOWN, MY VOICE IS SILENT TOO/
IT'S NO DISTANCE, SO TEST MY STRENGTH AS YOU WALK ROUND THE CORNER/
MY BODY HARDLY MOVED/
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7. |
The spotlight
02:40
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I/
CAN MAKE YOU/
RIGHT/
PUT/
YOU INTO/
THE SPOTLIGHT/
I'M/
THE ONE WHO/
CAN CHANGE YOUR COURSE/
MOVING/
TO FAST TO
GET CAUGHT/
TO GET CAUGHT/
ONE SMALL SCENE AND OUR HOPED FOR GLORY/
ONE SMALL SCENE AND OUR HOPED FOR GLORY/
ONE LONG SHOUT/
CLAIM THE SPACE FROM ME/
SHOW NO DOUBT/
CLAIM THE TERRITORY/
SHOW NO DOUBT/
I CAN MAKE YOU RIGHT/
PUT YOU INTO THE SPOTLIGHT/
I'M THE ONE WHO CAN CHANGE YOUR COURSE/
I CAN MAKE YOU RIGHT/
THROW YOU INTO THE SPOTLIGHT/
ONE LONG SHOUT/
CLAIM THE SPACE FROM ME/
SHOW NO DOUBT/
CLAIM THE TERRITORY/
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8. |
Contortion
03:17
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CUT ME, THROUGH A DARK SCENE/
AND WHO COULD BE SO LONELY?/
FORMING THROUGH A LIGHT BEAM/
YOU STRIKE ME DOWN WITH EVERY BEAT/
YOU BEND, CONTORT YOURSELF WE KNOW IT'S ONLY FOR ME/
AND SO WERE SILENCED/
YOU BEND, CONTORT YOURSELF WE KNOW IT'S ONLY FOR ME/
AND SO WERE SILENCED/
CUT ME, THROUGH A DARK SCENE/
AND TELL ME IT'S HOW YOU FEEL/
MADNESS IS A WILD DREAM/
AND DRAW ME IN WITH EVERY BEAT/
YOU BEND, CONTORT YOURSELF WE KNOW IT'S ONLY FOR ME/
AND SO WERE SILENCED/
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I CAN'T HEAR IT/
BUT YOU MOVE AS IF I SHOULD CARE/
SO I FOLLOW YOU OUT OF THE CLUB/
THROUGH HALF-SEEN STREETS, TRYING NOT TO STARE/
AS IF IT'S NEW TO ME/
IT'S YOUR CITY/ YOU'RE SCENE/
BY EVERY ONE OF US. YOU'RE THE REASON/
THIS CITY HUMS, BURNS/
THIS CITY BURNS DOWN AROUND US/
AND SO WE'RE SILENT
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9. |
Make yourself a fool
02:16
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DESPERATE TIMES AHEAD, YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM/
SOOTH YOURSELF INSTEAD, YOUR FRIENDS/
SIT BESIDE YOUR BED, SO THEY CAN DEFEND/
THAT DREAD/
TWIST YOURSELF TO NEW/ YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO/
MAKE YOURSELF A FOOL/
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE/
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE/
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE/
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE (BUT)/
THAT'S NOT ALL I SAID AS I WISHED YOU WELL/
YOU'RE TOO EASILY LED/
IT'S TEMPTING TO BE FORCED TO STOP DEAD/ (x4)
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE/
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL LOSE/
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10. |
I'll watch your smile
01:30
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I'LL WATCH YOUR SMILE/ AS YOU'RE RISING/ FROM YOUR SEAT/ WITHOUT A GLIMPSE OF THAT RETREAT/
YOU'RE NO MORE FREE/ AS YOU STEP OUT/ INTO SLEET/ WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF WHAT YOU MEAN/
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11. |
A short sharp laugh
04:55
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A SHORT SHARP LAUGH AS YOU'RE MAD/
WHEN I SAY YOU NEVER HAD IT EASY/
LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ME/
(THERE'S) NO TROUBLES LIKE YOU HAVE/
AND THE LOST TELL YOU WHAT YOU'RE FEELING/
SO SING/
SING ALL YOU WANT TO/
BRING ALL THAT HOPE WITH YOU/
TO REPLACE/
THE LIGHT, THE LIGHT, THE LIGHT/
YOU TRY TO SING ALONG WITH/
THAT LINE/
A SLIGHT AND DELICATE THING/
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO TELL YOU/
BUT I'M SCARED IT WILL SHOCK YOU/
PERHAPS TOMORROW/
PERHAPS TOMORROW/
THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE ON ME/
IT SLOWS MY BREATH TO A CREEP/
PERHAPS TOMORROW/
PERHAPS TOMORROW/
(SO) KEEP YOUR LAUGH WHEN YOU'RE GLAD/
AND FOR ALL THOSE DAYS I WAS QUIET/
SPEAK TO MY SILENCE/ (X4)
YOU FIGHT, YOU FIGHT, YOU FIGHT/
AND WAIT TO SEE IF YOU WIN/
YOU'RE FINE/
THOUGH LOOK A DELICATE THING/
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12. |
All the future sounds
02:33
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NO SOUND BETWEEN US AS AN EVENING FADES/
WE KNOW THE TIME TIL DAWN WON'T COME AGAIN/
KISS ME AS I GET UP TO WALK AWAY/
DRIFT FROM THAT NIGHT TO ALL THE FUTURE DAYS/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY MEETS MY HEAVY WAYS AND DRIVES THEM OUT/
ELATION GRIPS ME SO THERE'S NO REST NOW/
ELATION SMOTHERS WHEN IT HOLDS ME DOWN/
ELATION TELLS ME THERE'S NO SPACE FOR DOUBT/
STORM OUT THE DOOR AND HEAR A PIN DROP SOUND/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY IS FOR HOPE AND ALL THE FUTURE SOUNDS/
JOY MEETS MY HEAVY WAYS AND DRIVES THEM OUT/
IT'S INNOCENT/
IT'S INNOCENT/
(TELL ME) IT'S INNOCENT/
(TELL ME) IT'S INNOCENT/
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13. |
When the bomb drops
03:05
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WHEN THE BOMB DROPS/
YOU LAUGH AND WE RUN TOGETHER/
DOWN DESOLATE STREETS/
TO THE SWEET SHOP/
AND MAKE OURSELVES SICKER THAN EVER/
THERE'S ONLY MY NEED/
ON A ROOFTOP/
YOU SHOUT AND YOU SCREAM THAT WE NEVER/
NEED KNOW WHAT WE'LL BE/
<><>
BUT LIE DOWN AND TRY TO SLEEP/
THERE'S CALM IN THE LOSING/
YOU TELL ME YOU NEED SOME PEACE/
AND WANT SOMETHING EASY/
THERE'S NO WAY TO BE ALONE/ (X3)
<><>
AS THE BOMB DROPPED/
YOU MELTED AWAY WITH MY WILL
TO STOP/
RECOLLECT LOVE/
RECREATE THOSE FALLS AND THOSE THRILLS/
SO YOU DRIFT OFF/
SO MUCH SPACE WHERE DUST HAS SETTLED/
<><>
BUT LIE DOWN AND TRY TO SLEEP/
THERE'S CALM IN THE LOSING/
YOU TELL ME YOU NEED SOME PEACE/
AND WANT SOMETHING EASY/
THERE'S NO WAY TO BE ALONE/ (X3)
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14. |
Remain what you need
04:36
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WHEN I GOT/
TO YOUR HOUSE/
THERE WAS RAIN/
ON THE SNOW/
AND THE COLD/
OF THE DARK /
COULD FREEZE/
SO I CLUTCHED/
FOR THE DOOR/
IN THE GLOOM/
BUT THE ICE/
AND THE WIND/
MADE MY HANDS/
CLUMSY/
WHEN I WOKE/
IT WAS LIKE/
YOU COULD DRIFT/
IN THE SPACE/
FROM THE GROUND/
TO THE GREY/
STREETLIGHTS/
BUT YOUR FINGERS/
WERE WARM /
AS THEY DRAGGED/
ME TO STANDING/
DRAGGED ME TO STANDING/
...
DRIVE FROM SNOW/
TO THE SUN/
AND WE'LL WATCH/
FOR A GLIMPSE/
OF THE SNAKES /
AS THEY HIDE/
IN THE ROCKS/
TIME'S SO SLOW/
THAT WE BREAK/
AND GIVE UP /
ON THE RACE/
TO SOME TOWN/
THROUGH A /
DISTANT FOG/
AND THE ROAD/
DOESN'T CHANGE/
AND THE DUST /
THAT WE RAISE/
KEEPS ME/
SQUINTING/
TO SEE YOU/
AND YOUR FINGERS/
WERE WORN/
BY THE SAND /
OF THE STORM/
…
RECALL/
RECALL ALL YOU/
RECALL ALL YOU SEE/
REMAIN/
REMAIN WHAT YOU/
REMAIN WHAT YOU NEED/
...
THOSE TIMES, THEY STICK IN MY THROAT/
THOSE YEARS, THEY DON'T DRIFT BUT THEY FLOAT/ (x4)
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15. |
Where we can always hide
03:37
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YOU'RE GIDDY WITH THE REASONS THAT YOU KNOW WE'LL SAY GOODBYE/
THERE'S JUST THE TIME TO WISH ME WELL BEFORE YOU STEP ASIDE/
IT'S NOT FOR ME TO KEEP A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALWAYS HIDE/
IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO REASON WHY COMPLACENCE DRAW A SMILE/
IT STUNS ME/
THE GENTLE NOTES COLLIDE/
WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE/
WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE/
MY BREATHING/
MIGHT DISTURB THE LINES/
I'M SHALLOW SLIGHT/
I'M SHALLOW SLIGHT/
AND WE MADE UP THE SILENCE (X3)/
IT'S OUR SPACE/
I WATCH THIN FINGERS MOVE/
REST EASY TO SEE YOU/
AND WE MADE UP THE SILENCE (X3)/
IT'S OUR SPACE/
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16. |
(Tilly)
02:39
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I
You deserve my pirouetting
over all the connotations
of a twilight, so words blister.
The silvery diffuse light of home
sits on my shoulders
and I hold again what we have sewn together
to break the raw gusts of strange places
which had us gasp and sputter, into snatches
we can draw in. Breathe again dear,
for the days to come.
II
I will bound up the gathering slope
of this next peak, driving back
fern and bramble thickets as they claw
and graze with the inertia of relentlessly
impending expiration. Ragged force impels
me to it. I turn off my alarm clock before it rings,
creep into the dewy dawn, trepidatious
of the very calm of sleep that you
absorb on my behalf. Turn over dear,
before the light comes.
III
We could watch all those ranges behind us –
take a moment to have them sting again.
There is no memory once our pain
has dissipated into dinner party tales,
too vaguely malicious to be looming.
I will twist and bend those mountains
which we’ve crossed in the name of railing
against the sameness of our racing together,
until they are serene. We can read it dear,
and not one word to come.
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The Impulse Powers Manchester, UK
A music and writing project, which mines my personal history to try to move past painful or negative
memories.
These songs and poems confront and then re-inscribing adverse experiences, to try to find acceptance, solace, or even glimpses of joy in dark times.
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